Suna no Utsuwa (novel)

Suna no Utsuwa (砂の器), also known as Inspector Imanishi Investigates, is mystery novel written by Seichō Matsumoto. Suna no Utsuwa was originally serialized as a serial in the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun between 1960 and 1961 and was published from Kobunsha in 1961. The novel has been made into a film and TV dramas.

Adaptations

 * Castle of Sand (1974), a Shochiku production, directed by Yoshitarō Nomura and starring Tetsurō Tamba.
 * Suna no Utsuwa (1977), a Fuji TV production, mini-series in 6 episodes. directed by Takuji Tominaga. It stars Tatsuya Nakadai (Eitaro Imanishi) and Masakazu Tamura ( Eiryo Waga).
 * Suna no Utsuwa (2004), a TBS production, starring Masahiro Nakai as Eiryo Waga and Ken Watanabe as Eitaro Imanishi.